Combined show-card and display-rack.



J. P. SHEARER.

COMBINED snow CARD AND DISPLAY RACK.

APPLICATION FYLED MAYIS,1915.

Patented May16,1916.

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' STATES PATENT omen.

:romv PORTER SHIELD-EB, OF NYACK, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOBTO HEY WOOD,STBASSER & VOIG'T LITHOGRAPHIC COMPANY, OF NEW YORK, Y., A COBPOBIATIONOF NEW YORK.

COMBINED SHOW-CARD AND DISPLAY-RACK.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, JOHN Pon'rnn SHEARER,

a citizen of the United States, and a resident.

of the village of Nyack, in the county of Rockland, State of New York,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Combined Show-Cardsand Dis lay-Racks, of which the following isa speci cation.

The invention'relates to devices for displaying and advertising goodsfor sale, and its objects are, among others, to provide a device of thischaracter which may be made of card board or other similar material, andis so constructed and arranged that when not in use its parts may befolded'one upon another so that they will occupy the space of but a fewsheets of the material so as to be convenient for packing, shipping andstoring, and which when placed in position for use will beself-supporting in an n right position, will afforda sultable sur acefor the display of advertising or-other printed matter and will alsosupport samples of the goods in connection with which they are used.

Further objects are the construction and arrangement of the parts so asto reduce the cost of manufacture and obtain a maximum of efiiciency forthepurpose designed.

The invention consists in the construction and arrangement of partshereinafter described and claimed and illustrated in the drawings.

In the said drawings, Figure 1 is a front elevation of a combined showcard and display rack embodying the improvements. Fig. 2 is a sideelevation of the same. Fig.

3 is a plan of the two parts of which the del the lower corners of theapertures slits D supporting bracket, and a short distance-be extenddownwardly, so that the material may be turned outwardly to form a shelfE. The material is also provided centrally with a slot F adapted toreceive the hook of the Specification of Letters Patent.

low each opening is an open-ended slot N which receives the saidbracket.

The parts abovedescribed are made of one piece of sheet material, and,as will be seen, may be formed by one movement of a suitable die.

The member G consists of a substantially triangular piece of sheetmaterial, secured to the back of the board, and forming a supporttherefor, so that the entire device presents an appearance similar tothat of an easel. It has angular cut-out portions H and I correspondingin length to the openings B and C, and, when the sembled positionedbehind saidv openings. Extensions J and K proceed from the 'bot tom ofthese cut-out portions, and'the material, at thepoint where theseextensions join the bottom of the support G, is pro- 'vided with slots Land" M. The upper end or apex of the support G is also provided with anextension which maybe folded sidewise and pasted or otherwise secured tothe back of the board A to secure the parts together. The extremities ofthe extensions J and K have an upward and slightly inward projectionforming a catch or hook O which passes through the slot F of the shelfand holds the said shelf in position. The resiliency of the materialwill be sufficient to permit this catch to operate, without otherprovision.

The engagement ofthe' two members of the device below the openings isprovided for by the slots L and M WllICll permit the extensions J and K,after passing through the slots N, to move upwardly and engage onopposite sides of the board A. In this manner the parts of the device,when the portion P is secured to the back of the board, are securelyheld against separation.

After the device is assembled the extensions J and K forming thesupporting brackets, the shelves E. supported thereby and the portion ofthe support G at the back of the board ma all be turned so as to lieflat against the ront and back of the board, until they are put in use.It will be seen that the shelves, and the lower edges of the cut-outportions of G form a horizontally disposed support for an article placedtherein, and that the rear edge of said cut-out portions andthe sides ofthe openings of the board form vertically disposed supports Patented Ma16, 1916.

Application filed Kay 15, 1915. Serial No. 28,295. i

arts are ashorizontally.

., tended to be supported therein.

In the device as shown the folding over of the parts may be provided forby taking, a sheet of card board, or other material, and scoring it atone side of the line of the fold, then turning the material back-so thatthe scored portion acts as a hinge.

One or more of the openings B may be employed, as desired, the upper endof the support G maybe secured to the board A in any other desiredmanner, as, for instance, in manner similar to the securement of thelower edge, and 'the shelves E. and other parts may be non-integral withthe board or omitted entirely. Other changes in the details ofconstruction and arrangement may also be made without departing from thespirit and scope of the invention. It will also be understood that inmaking the device of metal or other rigid material some of the partswill be modified within the sco e of the invention. Thus the shelf Ewill lie punched out and severed from the sheet and at the same timeprovided with notches in its side edges by which it may be positionedand held in the bottom of the opening.

lVhat I claim is:

1. A device of the character described, comprising in its construction apiece of sheet material provided with an opening therein, a shelf at thelower part of said opening, said sheets having cuts extending below thenormal opening, and the said shelf being formed by turning down thematerial between the cuts, said shelf also provided with a slot at itsouterpart, a brace or support for holding the said sheet in an uprightposition and supporting objects placed in said opening, consisting of apiece of sheet material having an angular cut-out portion opposite theopening, an extension at the bottom of said cut-out portion passedthrough the said sheet, a slot in the sheet through which the same maybe passed and a slot in the extension to receive a portion of the sheet,and an upwardly projecting portion passing through the slot of the shelfand extending over the material at the end of said slot, whereby thesaid shelf is supported vertically and the extension supported againstlateral movement.

2. A device of the character described, comprising in its construction apiece of sheet material provided with an opening therein, a shelf at thelower part of said opening, said sheet having cuts extending below thenormal opening, and the said shelf being formed by material between 'thecuts, said shelf also provided with a slot-at its outer part, a

turning down the.

in an upright position and supporting objects placed in said opening,consisting of a piece of sheet material having an angular cut-outportlon opposite the opening, an extension at the bottom of said cut-outportion passed through the said sheet, a slot in the sheet through whichthe same may be passed and a slot in the extension toreceive a portionof the sheet, and an upwardly projecting portion passing through theslot.

of the shelf and extending over the material at the end of said slot,whereby the said shelf is supported vertically and the extensionsupported against lateral movement, and a portion of the said supportingmember turned at substantially right angles thereto and secured to theback of the sheet.

3. A device of the character described, comprising in its construction apiece of sheet material provided with an opening therein, a shelf at thelower part of said opening formed by a displaced portion of the sheet,said sheet having cuts extending below the normal opening, a brace orsupport for holding the said sheet in an upright position and supportingobjects placed in said opening, consisting of a piece of sheet materialhaving cut-out portion opposite the opening, an extension below saidcut-out portion passed through the said vertically, the said parts beingconstructed and arranged so that all may be turned to lie in parallelplanes with thesupporting member and its extension in contact with thefront and back of the sheet respectively.

4. The combination of a sheetof material having an opening therein, andadapted to be placed in an upright position, a shelf extending laterallytherefrom adjacent to the opening, a supporting member located on theside of the sheet opposite that from which the shelf extends and havinga portion extending therethrough and supporting the said shelf, and alsoforming a connection between the said supporting member and the sheet.

5. The combination of a sheet of material having an aperture therein anda supporting member arranged on one side of said sheet and adaptedtosupport it in an upright position when turned to a' position angularthereto, connections between said supporting member and sheet permittingthe former to move to a position substantially parallel therewith andaway from said position, said supporting member having a cut out.portion opposite the, said aperture, and adapted to coiiperate therewithfor the reception and support of articles placed therein, and alsohaving a portion extending through said sheet to form a support.

6; The combination of a sheet of material be placed in an uprightposition, a shelf extending laterally therefrom adjacent 'to theopening, said shelf formed of material displaced in making the openingand connected with said sheetrat Oneedge, a supporting member located onthe side of the sheet opposite that from which the shelf extends andhavin a portion extending therethrough and supporting the said shelf,and also forming a connection between the said supporting member and thesheet.

7. The combination of a sheet of material having an aperture therein, ashelf extending laterally therefrom, and a supporting member of sheetmaterial arranged on one side of said sheet and adapted to support it inan upright position when turned to a position angular thereto,connections between said supporting member and sheet permitting theformer to move to a position substantially parallel therewith and awayfrom said position, said supporting member having a cut-out portionopposite the said aperture and adapted to cooperate therewith for thereception and support of articles placed therein, and also having aportion extending through said sheet to form a support.

8. A device of the character described,

comprising a sheet of material, a supporting member of sheet materialconnected therewith and extending therefrom to support the same in anupright position, said sheet having an opening therein, and a shelf extending therefrom on the side opposite the supporting member composed ofa portion of the material displaced in making the opening, but joined tothe sheet at one side of said opening, and said supporting member havinga portion extending through the sheet and forming a support for saidshelf.

9. A device of the character described, comprising a sheet of material,a supporting member-of sheet material connected therewith and extendingtherefrom to support the same in an upright position, said sheet havingan opening therein, and a shelf extending therefrom on the side oppositethe supporting member composed of a portion of the material displaced inmaking the opening, and said supporting member having a portionextending through the sheet and forming a support for said shelf, theconnection between the said supporting member and the sheet beingflexible and permitting thesupporting member and its extending portionto be turned to a position substantially parallel with the sheet.

Witness my hand this 11th day of May, 1915, at the city of New York, N.Y.

JOHN PORTER SHEARER.

